- name cards
MA Standards:
Speaking and Listening: SL.PK.MA.1a Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (e.g., taking turns in talking, listening to peers, waiting to speak until another person is finished talking, asking questions and waiting for an answer, gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
Head Start Outcomes:
Social Emotional Development/Self-Regulation Follows simple rules, routines, and directions.
Language Development/Receptive Language Attends to language during conversations, songs, stories, or other learning experiences.
PreK Learning Guidelines:
English Language Arts/Language 1 Observe and use appropriate ways of interacting in a group (taking turns in talking; listening to peers; waiting until someone is finished; asking questions and waiting for an answer; gaining the floor in appropriate ways).
English Language Arts/Reading and Literature 12 Listen to, recite, sing, and dramatize a variety of age-appropriate literature.
Greeting Song: “The Name Game” #1
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ELA Focus Skills: Name Recognition, Phonological Awareness (Rhythm, Rhyme, and Repetition)
Tell children you are going to teach them a silly name chant. Demonstrate by singing a verse of “The Name Game” using your own name. Have children repeat the verse after you.
Then hold up children’s name card as you sing a verse using their name. Tell children you want them to join you as you recite a verse for each child.
The Name Game
Holly, Holly, bo-bolly
Banana-fana fo-folly
Fee-fi-mo-molly
Holly!
Follow this pattern to create a verse for each child:
<Name>, <Name>, bo-b <name without first consonant sound>
Banana-fana fo-f <name without first consonant sound>
Fee-fi-mo-m <name without first consonant sound>
<Name!>
Social Emotional Tip: Recognizing their name in print helps children attain a greater sense of self-identity.